In the US, resale of movie posters (and any other copyrighted materials like CDs or books) is protected by the first-sale doctrine. If you have aquired a movie poster legally, you can do with it whatever you want: Give it away, sell it, destroy it, whatever you pleaseß. So unless a previous owner can prove that a poster has been stolen from him, we‘re all in the clear here.
The first-sale doctrine DOES NOT grant the right to reproduce copyrighted materials. Helmut > Gesendet: Montag, den 27.02.2023 um 04:35 Uhr > Von: "Moviemem Original Movie Posters" <[email protected]> > An: [email protected] > Betreff: Re: [MOPO] Legality of selling movie posters > > This involves the liquidation of an estate and its distribution. The lawyers > have asked their clients to obtain valuations of various parts of the estate > including a large movie poster collection. The lawyer probably has little or > no knowledge of movie posters but investigating the legalities will no doubt > rack up some hefty fees. > > From: MoPo List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of MICHAEL BUKATMAN > Sent: 27 February, 2023 1:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Legality of selling movie posters > > The quoted portion purporting to come from a lawyer, does not sound like the > language or style of a lawyer. What was the purpose of the letter? I am > sure that we would all like to see and laugh at that letter. > > michael. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Feb 26, 2023, at 9:46 PM, Larry Brooks > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > I suggest someone ontactHeritage Auctions and see what they say have to say > (they have the expensive lawyers in this area). Start with Brian Chanes or > Bob Marino. > > Larry Brooks > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on > Android<https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature> > > On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 6:22 PM, Moviemem Original Movie Posters > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi to you all > > I know this topic comes up every so often but a collector has just been > contacted by a lawyer who has said …. > > > > “In this regard, it has come to my attention that some (or all) of the > posters may remain property of the distributors and unsaleable. I will look > into this issue as soon as possible”. > > > > I seem to remember that the reasons that movie posters can be sold legally > have been quoted on MoPo in the last but it would be great if someone could > provide the legal terminology (or something close to it) that allows movie > posters to be sold. > > > > Regards > > > > John > > > > ________________________________ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > ________________________________ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > ________________________________ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
